Menciones en los medios de comunicación
La Ley Kayden, en honor de la niña asesinada en Bucks Co. Girl, Moves Forward
LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — A child-protection bill named for a slain 7-year-old from Lower Makefield is now making its way through the Pennsylvania legislature. S.B. 868, known as Kayden's Law, was unanimously voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Martes...
3 grupos de veteranos de Doylestown reciben 37.000 dólares de financiación estatal
DOYLESTOWN, PA — Three Doylestown-based veterans' groups will receive $37,312 in awards through the Veteran Trust Fund Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. American Legion Post 210 will receive $12,500, Operation Homefront will...
Santarsiero copresenta en el Senado una audiencia sobre las repercusiones de la COVID-19 en la industria histórica, artística y cultural
DOYLESTOWN >> Two Bucks County cultural institutions were featured in a Senate committee hearing that highlighted the value of historic, arts and cultural organizations to our local and state economies, and the support they need to survive the challenges of the...
El legislador anuncia una financiación de más de 210.000 dólares para organizaciones culturales y museos del condado de Bucks
BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced $211,408 in funding through the COVID-19 Cultural and Museum Preservation Grant Program, administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). The funds were part...
La aprobación del Consejo de Supervisión inicia la siguiente fase del controvertido intento de Pensilvania de adherirse al programa regional de comercio de derechos de emisión con fijación previa de límites máximos.
Pennsylvania is one step closer to joining a regional program meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Quality Board on Martes approved a draft regulation to enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The vote was 13-6. The board’s vote...
Avanza el plan de Pensilvania para limitar las emisiones de carbono de las centrales eléctricas
A state environmental board took a key step on Martes to advance Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to curb carbon dioxide emissions by making Pennsylvania’s fossil fuel power plants begin paying to release pollution that contributes to climate change. The Environmental Quality...
El legislador anuncia más de 8,5 millones de dólares para ayudar a las víctimas de delitos
BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) has announced that $8,512,517 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) will be helping Bucks County organizations and localities serve victims of crimes and assist with offender...
Aprobada la ley que excluye a Pa. del programa regional de comercio de derechos de emisión, pero se enfrenta al veto del gobernador
After a contentious move on the floor of the state Senate, a measure to stop Pennsylvania from entering a regional program to curb greenhouse gas emissions is heading to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk. House Bill 2025 would require legislative approval for Pennsylvania to...
Se reprograman los cortes de PECO para el primer día de clase
Martes is the first day back to school virtually for students in the Pennsbury School District. PECO, as part of an ongoing maintenance project, had planned to shut off service at times between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Martes in parts of Falls Township.
El gobernador Wolf concede 1,1 millones de dólares al centro de biotecnología de Buckingham para los trabajos de COVID-19
Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County is once again in the spotlight, this time as the recipient of more than $1 million in state grants to help with research in pursuing a treatment and vaccine for COVID-19. Of 23 state awards, the biotechnology center,...
El PA Biotech Center del condado de Bucks recibe una subvención de 800.000 dólares para avanzar en la investigación de COVID-19
DOYLESTOWN >> El Centro de Biotecnología de Pensilvania del condado de Bucks recibirá 803.306 dólares en subvenciones de la Oficina de Tecnología e Innovación del Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario y Económico de Pensilvania (DCED).
Por temor a retrasos y caos, los estados indecisos sopesan el recuento anticipado del voto por correo
The cumbersome and sometimes slow counting of an expected record number of mail-in ballots — especially in some crucial swing states — could delay results and open the door to challenges in this year’s elections. In 13 states and the District of Columbia, including...
Los distritos escolares del condado de Bucks reciben casi 390.000 dólares en subvenciones para necesidades educativas especiales
BUCKS COUNTY >> Seven school districts in Bucks County have been awarded nearly $390,000 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) for compensatory services for students with special needs. The funding awards by school district are as...
Arreglar el desaguisado de la autopista de peaje
Talk about unintended consequences. As a way to avoid increasing gas taxes back in 2007, the Pennsylvania Legislature decided to raise $450 million yearly — $400 million for public transit and $50 million to encourage multimodal projects — by tolling Interstate 80 and...
Siete municipios del condado de Bucks recibirán más de 1,7 millones de dólares en pequeñas subvenciones para agua y alcantarillado
BUCKS COUNTY – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), along with State Representatives Perry Warren (D-31), John Galloway (D-140), and Wendy Ullman (D-143) announced $1,763,403 in Small Water & Sewer Program grant funds through the Pennsylvania Department of...
Cientos de personas se manifiestan contra el racismo en una protesta pacífica en el parque Williamson de Morrisville
MORRISVILLE BOROUGH >> Hundreds of protesters rallied at Williamson Park Sábado afternoon for an end to racism. The family-friendly, Black Lives Matter demonstration was organized by Morrisville Against Hate and the NAACP of Bucks County in response to the...
Los legisladores dicen que AP necesita una "recuperación justa"
HARRISBURG, Penn. -- As Pennsylvania reopens in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, some state lawmakers are calling for action to ensure the economic recovery doesn't leave anyone behind. The pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption to the economy and...
La bandera LBGTQ+ se iza sobre la sede administrativa del condado de Bucks en reconocimiento del Mes del Orgullo
DOYLESTOWN >> For the first time, the rainbow Pride Flag is being flown outside the Bucks County Administration Building in recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month. The flag was raised late Martes afternoon, Junio 23 by youth...
Por primera vez, el condado iza la bandera del Orgullo LGBTQ+
For the first time, Bucks County government hoisted a LGBTQ+ pride flag. The flag was displayed below the American flag outside the Bucks County Administration Building in Doylestown Borough on Martes. Teens from Planned Parenthood’s Rainbow Room, a program for...
Santarsiero: 'Debemos emprender la dura tarea de curar las heridas de nuestro pasado y nuestro presente″.
It has been nearly two weeks since George Floyd was murdered while in police custody in Minneapolis. The horror of that tragedy was caught on video, which quickly went viral across Minnesota, the United States and the world. In an instant, all of us became witnesses...
Entrevista con PHL17 sobre la recogida en acera
On Politics: In Focus airing Sábado, Mayo 30, 2020 at 6:30 a.m. and Domingo, Mayo 31, 2020 at 1 p.m. we hear from a local legislator who is urging Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to pass legislation allowing curbside pickup for retail businesses in the Commonwealth....
Para proteger a los niños de los abusos, los legisladores piden la aprobación de la "Ley Kayden
When 7-year-old Kayden Mancuso’s father killed her in his Philadelphia home last year, her mother vowed to take action. Kathryn Sherlock and her husband, Brian, met with Gov. Tom Wolf to seek support for “Kayden’s Law,” a measure that would better protect children...
La senadora Santarsiero será la anfitriona de KidsFest en Morrisville
NEWTOWN – Octubre 10, 2019 – On Sábado, Octubre 19th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, state Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will host a KidsFest at Morrisville High School in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. There will be more than 30 vendors with fun and valuable...
LEY DE KAYDEN: Los legisladores del condado de Bucks presentan proyectos de ley para garantizar la protección de los menores en disputas por la custodia.
NEWTOWN >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), state Representatives Tina Davis (D-141) and Perry Warren (D-31), and family members of the late Kayden Mancuso, held a press call on Oct. 4 to announce the introduction of SB 868, and a companion House Bill, also...
Los legisladores presentan la "Ley Kayden" tras el asesinato de un niño en el condado de Bucks
PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania lawmakers are introducing a legislation to reform the child custody hearing process after the murder of Kayden Mancuso. Kayden, 7, was murdered by her father last summer during an unsupervised visit. Jeffrey Mancuso, her biological father,...
Bucks legisladores introducir proyecto de ley de custodia en honor de Kayden Mancuso
Pennsylvania child custody laws let judges deciding child custody matters treat past violent and criminal behavior of a parent as equal to things like the distance between parents’ homes and the availability of extended family. A newly introduced piece of legislation...
La nueva estación SEPTA de Levittown supone un "cambio transformador
It was a rainy day five years ago when officials gathered to announce the Levittown Train Station was going to be rebuilt. On Jueves with rain falling again, many of those same officials announced the construction on the SEPTA station along the Trenton Line had...
Las autoridades celebran la renovación de la estación de Levittown de SEPTA
Federal, state and county officials joined together Jueves to celebrate the official completion of the station’s renovation off Route 13 in Tullytown. As state Rep. John Galloway puts it, for years SEPTA’s dilapidated Levittown Station in Tullytown was a “symbol of...
1 día más, 1 día más fuerte": Los trabajadores de United Automobile Workers en Langhorne se mantienen firmes mientras la huelga de GM llega al día 13.
LANGHORNE, Pa. (CBS) — Thousands of United Automobile Workers remain off the job. Sábado marked Day 13 of the nationwide strike against General Motors. Officials were back at the bargaining table on Sábado after talks ended Viernes night with no deal. For nearly...
Los trabajadores de General Motors se concentran tras dos semanas de huelga
For two straight weeks, the picket line continues outside of The General Motors Plant in Langhorne, Pennsylvania as members of United Auto Workers 2177 continue to strike. On Sábado, several unions came out to a rally to throw their support behind the GM employees....
Los legisladores estatales recorren los puentes que deben sustituirse
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced during a road tour with state and local representatives that two local bridge replacement projects and several repaving projects will be the focus of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) investment....
El senador estatal Steve Santarsiero sale a la carretera con PennDOT; el legislador recorre las carreteras y puentes del distrito
BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced during a road tour with state and local representatives that two local bridge replacement projects and several repaving projects will be the focus of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)...
Los bomberos voluntarios de Tullytown celebran 100 años con un desfile
Sirens blared through 2.1-square-mile Tullytown Borough late Sábado morning as its volunteer fire company marked 100 years of service. The parade started at the Walt Disney Elementary School and head onto Levittown Parkway to Route 13, onto Fallsington Avenue and...
NUNCA OLVIDAR: El condado de Bucks se reúne en el Jardín de la Reflexión para conmemorar el 18º aniversario del 11-S
LOWER MAKEFIELD >> In the quiet embrace of the Garden of Reflection, hundreds gathered on Miércoles to remember and reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001. During morning and evening ceremonies, family members joined friends and members of the clergy as they shared...
Los legisladores piden que se acelere la reparación del puente de Limekiln Road
DOYLESTOWN, PA — A much-needed local bridge project was a main focus Miércoles as lawmakerS and PennDOT officials toured roadways in need of repair in Bucks County, including the Limekiln Road bridge in Doylestown. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and other local...
El senador estatal y PennDOT recorren las carreteras de Bucks que necesitan obras
Two much-needed local bridge projects were a main focus Miércoles as a local state lawmaker and PennDOT officials toured roadways in need of repair in Bucks County. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and other local officials urged PennDOT to speed up and streamline the two...
Lecciones conmovedoras conservadas en el Jardín de la Reflexión
On 18th anniversary of 9/11 attacks, speakers reminded those in attendance that the memory of that fateful day must be kept alive for generations to come. For most students now in elementary or high school, Miércoles was a day to commemorate a historic event, the...
Senador estatal y funcionarios del PennDOT recorren las carreteras que necesitan obras
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and officials from PennDOT took to the roads of the 10th Senate District to look at state-owned roads and bridges this week. The Martes tour started in the upper end of Santarsiero’s district in Doylestown Township and made its way to...
Santarsiero y PennDOT recorren las carreteras y puentes de Bucks
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and PennDOT officials toured several state-owned roads and bridges in the 10th District Martes and discussed funding, planning and other challenges in fixing problems areas in multiple communities. As time and traffic wear down roads and...
¿Sistema de cap-and-trade en Pa.? Tal vez, si estos legisladores se salen con la suya
Pennsylvania state lawmakers rallied Miércoles behind a clean-energy bill that would slash carbon emissions from the electric power sector at least 90% by 2040. The bill, known as the Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Transition Act, would encourage the...